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8 hours ago · Teledyne FLIR Defense has secured a $74.2-million contract to enhance the imaging systems of US Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk and MH-65 Dolphin helicopters. The …

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Is a Jayhawk a dolphin?

But the big and robust Jayhawk helicopter is no Dolphin. With so many Blackhawks in service for other customers, the Coast Guard lacks leverage over the original manufacturer. It cannot force Lockheed to cater to the Coast Guard’s unrealistic service life expectations. ...

Are Coast Guard Dolphin helicopters heading into trouble?

Coast Guard Dolphin Helicopters are heading into trouble. The Coast Guard’s aging fleet of 98 Airbus MH-65 Dolphin helicopters are an integral part of the sea service, handling most of its toughest airborne missions. ...

What type of helicopter does the Coast Guard use?

The Coast Guard uses the Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp. MH-65 Dolphin. They have been in service since 1984 and are used on both coasts and in Alaska. During disasters, the Coast Guard transports these helicopters to affected areas in cargo planes to assist with search and rescue operations. ...

How many MH-60T 'Jayhawk' helicopters are out of service?

As of early December, almost 18 percent of the Coast Guard’s 45-strong MH-60T “Jayhawk” medium range recovery fleet is out of service. Eight helicopters with over 19,000 flight hours are, as of now, permanently grounded. It is not a good look for the future rotary-wing mainstay of the Coast Guard. ...

Will the Coast Guard shrink the Dolphin Fleet?

Ideally, over the next few years, the Coast Guard wants to shrink the Dolphin fleet, steadily swapping out aging MH-65 Dolphin helicopters for maritime-ready variants of Lockheed Martin’s big and robust MH-60 Blackhawk. To do this, the Coast Guard is either purchasing new Blackhawk hulls or obtaining retired Navy SH-60F or HH-60H Seahawk hulls. ...

Are the Coast Guard Blackhawks better than the Dolphins?

While both the Blackhawk and the Dolphins in the Coast Guard fleet are aging Cold War veterans, and while both Coast Guard helicopters have airframes that are approaching 20,000 hours of operation, the Coast Guard Blackhawks hold a pretty big maintenance advantage. ...